From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,SPF_FAIL autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from mail2-relais-roc.national.inria.fr (mail2-relais-roc.national.inria.fr [192.134.164.83]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id C95CEBBAF for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:34:44 +0100 (CET) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AhEGADgHqElQRFuwVmdsb2JhbACUWAEWCwkFFMIhhBQGhi8 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.38,279,1233529200"; d="scan'208";a="21815226" Received: from furbychan.cocan.org ([80.68.91.176]) by mail2-smtp-roc.national.inria.fr with ESMTP; 28 Feb 2009 00:34:43 +0100 Received: from rich by furbychan.cocan.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LdCE4-000452-W3; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:34:41 +0000 Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:34:40 +0000 To: Jason Hickey Cc: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Subject: Re: [Caml-list] The new OCaml book (Objective Caml Programming Language by Tim Rentsch) Message-ID: <20090227233440.GB15445@annexia.org> References: <20090227122755.GA22309@annexia.org> <200902271940.59823.jon@ffconsultancy.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) From: Richard Jones X-Spam: no; 0.00; ocaml:01 ocaml:01 2009:98 threads:01 wrote:01 wrote:01 caml-list:01 caml:02 objective:02 cambridge:03 programming:03 fri:05 pointing:06 red:92 written:07 On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 12:22:04PM -0800, Jason Hickey wrote: > Thank you for pointing this out, I was unaware of this book. My book > on OCaml (currently circulating as an online pdf) is under contract > with Cambridge University Press. > > I haven't read Mr. Rentsch's book (I just ordered a copy from Amazon). > I should point out that I have neither authorized nor endorsed Mr. > Rentsch's book, nor have I given permission to use any text that I > have written. It would be heartbreaking to me if this work were to be > published without my permission -- I started writing in 2000, and the > text has been through many classes and much writing. I must assume > Tim wrote his text independently. Still, I look forward to seeing a > copy. Right, I just read this - so ignore my comment(s) in the other threads. This is definitely entering into the world of strange. The "Tim Rentsch" book is, seemingly, an updated copy of the Jason Hickey draft that has been floating around on the internet. Unauthorized, it would seem. Rich. -- Richard Jones Red Hat